Start as a Temple Spirit

Chapter 122 Opening

Hearing this, Xiao Li asked curiously, "Is this the reason why you didn't show up, Great Elder?"

"Yeah," Yifeng nodded and explained, "If we don't show up, it won't be a deadlock. The conflict between you can be regarded as a fight between children, and in the end you won."

Xiaoli nodded as if he understood what was said.

On the rock wall, the old patriarch looked at the armored warship going away and walked towards the rock peak with his hands behind his back.

The old man who was building a simple city wall asked the old patriarch who was walking over, "Patriarch, is the armored warship that just came from the Dachang Principality?"

"Yeah," the old patriarch nodded, looked at the old man and asked with a smile, "What else are you thinking about?"

"Then what are you worried about? You, clan leader, don't even know my background." The old man said with a smile.

"A bandit." The old patriarch cursed with a smile and walked forward.

"Old patriarch, a hero never brags about his past achievements." The old man said without feeling ashamed.

"You old fellow have achieved glory. You were a bandit and nearly starved to death. You are indeed very brave."

When the old patriarch said this, all the villagers who were building the simple city wall laughed.

The old man was very depressed after hearing this, and then he also started to laugh foolishly.

The past is hard to recall, but life is pretty good now, and days are getting better day by day, and that’s enough.

The arrival of the Dachang Principality's armored army was an episode, and it was this episode that caused a lot of criticism.

In early February, Liu Yu arrived with the merchant ship on time. When he saw the bamboo sheds under construction on the shore, he couldn't help but complain about Yifeng, blaming him for not paying attention.

Yifeng explained happily, then took him and Chen Jun to the thatched pavilion to drink.

At the wine table, Yifeng looked at Liu Yu and said, "Brother Liu Yu, it's already the beginning of February, why haven't we seen any village caravans arrive?"

This concerns the development prospects of the Forgotten Township, so he has to pay attention to it. He cannot just work in vain.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you, brother. We agreed that the market will open on the 3th. Today is the rd, so there are still five days left." Liu Yu said apologetically.

Yifeng was speechless when he heard this. This was Lao Liu's behavior. But then again, the 8th was also the beginning of the month, so Liu Yu was not lying to himself.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Did you defeat a bandit group of tens of thousands of people?" Liu Yu looked at Yifeng and asked.

"Brother Liu, how did you know about this?" Yifeng asked curiously.

"This matter has spread among the underground forces in Jufeng City." Liu Yu said this and asked cheerfully, "Brother Feng, do you know how much of a deterrent effect Forgotten Township has on the underground forces now?"

Yifeng shook his head. He had never even come into contact with underground forces, so how could he know the deterrent power that Liu Yu was talking about.

"Anyone below the seventh rank who commits the crime of Forgotten Township will be put to death!" Liu Yu said seriously.

"This evaluation is quite fair." Yifeng nodded.

"Brother Feng, this is not an evaluation, this is a deterrent. Forces without masters above the seventh rank will not dare to invade the Forgotten Township in the future, and they will be polite to those who leave the Forgotten Township."

"A few days ago, the armored warships of the Principality of Dachang came and had a conflict with us." Yifeng said, observing the changes in Liu Yu's expression without leaving any trace.

Unexpectedly, Liu Yu said with disdain: "The Duke of Dachang State broke through to the ninth rank a few years ago. He thought he was very great and started to act in a high-profile manner. Little did he know that in front of powerful forces, the ninth rank of the Duke of Dachang State is not even as good as the eighth rank."

"What do you mean?" Yifeng asked with a frown.

"According to reliable information, the Duke of Dachang is actually a fake ninth-rank official because he does not have a king's domain." Liu Yu said in a low voice.

“That’s also related to the ninth grade. It can’t be that it’s even worse than the eighth grade.” Yifeng didn’t believe it. Even the weakest ninth grade is still the ninth grade.

“No, no, no. Some strong men can fight against those of higher rank. So this fake ninth-rank warrior from the Dachang Principality can only die on the spot when facing an eighth-rank warrior who can fight against those of higher rank. For example, he can’t defeat the elder of the Xuanxu Sect.”

"If that's the case, then we in Forgotten Village are not afraid of the Principality of Dachang anymore."

"What do you mean?" This time it was Liu Yu's turn to be surprised.

Their Huitong Trading Company is a large chamber of commerce, with a truly powerful person in charge, so they are naturally not afraid of the Dachang Principality, but Forgotten Village...

"A few days ago, Elder Xuan Zhen from the Xuanxu Sect came to Xuanyuan for a short stay and left a trace of spiritual consciousness in the Xuan flag as a trump card for us." Yifeng said in a low voice.

Liu Yu couldn't help but widen his eyes when he heard that.

"Cough cough" Chen Jun, who had been eating and drinking, choked.

The elder of Xuanxu Sect left a spiritual consciousness as a trump card for Forgotten Town, which is enough to explain a lot.

"Wait." Liu Yu thought of something and looked at Yi Feng and asked, "So, the underground forces' legend that the Forgotten Village Warriors have golden light protecting their bodies is true. Is it the work of Elder Xuan Zhen?"

"That's right. To be honest, we didn't know about this beforehand." Yifeng began to describe how close their relationship with Taoist Master Xuanzhen was. Liu Yu and Chen Jun were stunned.

"Brothers, your accommodation is in the old place. We have already cleaned it up. Please make yourselves at home. We are busy with the work, so we will not entertain you." The supervising villager said to the guards who were unloading the goods.

"Don't be polite. We are brothers who have fought side by side. We will do as we please. However, you have to come over for a drink tonight and let us treat you well." The deputy chief of guards of the caravan, Heihu, said carelessly.

"Well, I'll give you a good meal tonight. You're rich." The villagers said viciously.

"Come on, you guys have been eating meat lately, I'm afraid you're afraid of it."

"Haha, that's true, Brother Black Tiger, when you're done with your work, you can go catch some fish. How about you eat meat tonight and we eat fish?"

"No problem, we'll go catch some fish when we're done and take a bath while we're at it."

In the thatched pavilion, Chen Jun listened to the conversation between his men and the villagers, took a sip of wine, and said with emotion: "My brothers are always very vigilant wherever they go, but when they come to Forgotten Village, it's like going home."

"This is the trust built by fighting side by side, and the bloody brotherhood. If you still need to be vigilant when you arrive at your brother's home, then there is no point in living." Liu Yu said happily.

"Brother Liu is right. Come, let's have a drink." Yifeng raised his glass to invite him.

"Cheers!" Liu Yu and Chen Jun raised their glasses to welcome the toast.

The market was to open on the 8th, but on the morning of the 7th, a caravan of merchants from the villages arrived.

Yifeng knew the leader of the arriving village caravan. He was the chief elder of a nearby village and they were old acquaintances. When the two met, they hugged each other warmly, and then the team was left aside and taken to drink.

Once the banquet started, we couldn't stop because merchant caravans from the villages kept arriving. You don't know me, but your friends do, and so we drank until late at night.

The market opened on February 2th, and the bamboo shed in front of the forgotten village became bustling.

Just when Liu Yu was wondering why the copycat caravan had not arrived yet, a huge caravan appeared on the upper river bank, a joint caravan of more than 3,000 people.